Adjustable shade, curtain, and drapery hanger



prifi 6 1926. ,579,39

I... H. ROBINSON ADJUSTABLE SHADE, CUTAIN, AND DRAPERY HANGER Filed May 21, 1925 INVENTR.

Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

LULA H. ROBINSON, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

ADJ''SIABLE SHADE, CRTAIN, AND DRPERY RANGER.

Applicacion filed lfI2i 21, 1925. Serial No. 31,934.

.Curtain and Dra er Han ers of which the iollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain and drapery hardware and it refers more par ticularly to new and novel improvements in adjustable shade and drapery hangers for residenccs, laospitals and other buildings wherein suitablc ventilation is obtained tl1rough window openings.

Tire prirnary object of the present inven tien is to provide a curtain and drapery Langer having, among its combined advan iages, cnd 1ne1nbers whereon drapery and shade supports are movably disposed and which and members are so constructcd as to be substantially l raccd by their connection to the ends ol tlie supporting rods.

The invention urtl1er contemplates in addition to the aliove, an end supporting mendier. Wliicli n1ay lie latcrally adjusted, with respect to the rods, whereby to gauge the length of the entire assembly to suitably accord with the widtl1 et the window, and in consideration of its sixnplicity oi con strnction. may be pro'duced and sold at a very nominal cost.

With the oregoing objects and advan tages in view, the invention iras iurther novcl eatures .ort' construction and opera tien, particular reference to which is ire terred to herein, and illustrated in the ap pended draavings, wherein,

Figure 1 represents a prcferred e1nbod1- mentoi the invention, as applied to the tacing of a windovv.

Figure 2 is a like structure, however showiug au inner central tongue, arranged t0 ena rod ai: a point spaced from its ends, to lend additional strength to the assembly.

Figures 3 and 4: are modified tonus of construction.

Figure 5 is a reversed form of support as illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is also a modified crin of sup' port, and

Figures 7 and 8 represent perspective views of the hangers illustrated in Figures 1 and 5 respectively, as the same appear in attaclnnent t0 a window opening.

In previous applications, the applicant hcre1n has disclosed vai*ious orms and modifications of curtain, slrade and valance supports, ail ot whicl1 exnbody the principle et vertical adjustment with respect to their point of attachn1ent to a window opening. The present invention also, in combination with its greater simplicity of construction and operation, e1nploys similarmethods of adjustment whereby to aford ventilation of a room by its movement downward 'from its normal position at the top oftl1e window.

In proceding with the detail description of the invention, the usual slides 1 are ornredi1pon reverse sides of the 1nember 3, which in turn is either formed upon the end 01: the rod 3, as in Figure 1 or slidably 1nounted thereon, and which members have collars upon either cnd thereoi. These slides 1 are conformably retained behind the cleats 2, disposed upon opposite sides of'the window facing, whereby to provide slidable action of the assembly thereon and which action is imparted therto by the depending rods 'l'", shown only in Figures 7 and 8.

A pair of U shaped end metnbers 4: are disposed so that the legs thereof slide within respective collars of the members 3, and are arrangcd to carry drapery rod supports 5, and shade supports 6 thereon, Which latter are slidable horizontally to alord proper adjustment thereof t0 accord with drapery rods and shades of varying widths. Positive securement of the member 4 to the member 3, and the supports 5 and G upon the latter, is insured by the slots 7 in the said member 4: in Which the retaining screws of each of the elements are adapted to slide.

A modification of the form shown in Figure 1 is depicted in Figure 2, the departure being a central tongue portion 4, extending from the member 41, having a collar or fiat piece 8 engaged with a slot in the rod S Which, in this instance, is not expansible.

' Figures 3 and 5 are urther modifications, Figure 3 embodying a rod 12 having a slotted end portion 9 upon which the drapery support 10 and shade support 11 are rigidly mounted. This applies also in Figure 4:, but which structure employs a tongue portion similar to that indicated in Figure 2, which engages the rod.

Figure 5 illustrates the form of support employed upon a casement window, as shown in Figure 8, where the meniber 12 is not permitted to extend beyond the facing of the window, due to the deep recesed form of the latter. The rnernber 19 is reverse to that shown in Figure 1, whiclr alfords, not only a stronger and more durable supporting element for Shades and otlrer hangings, but also permits 01 gr eater contraction to allow for narrow openings.

A urther modification is sl1ovvn in Figure 6, illustrating a still Simpletconstruction.

In installing tlre invention, the cleats 2 are suitably securedupon itlrer side o:f the opening, 'andtl rod 3 is expanded, in Figure 1, so that tlre Slides: 1 snr l abut against tlre o leats, and tlxe liange tl1ereon contori'ns bel1ind tlielatier. Tlxe rod 3 is then secured :tronr-contraction by the screws In-tlns position the end nrernlers et are tlush'with the vvindow iacing, and as obvious in Figure 7, no portion of the assembl; protrudes a great distance fro1n tl1e Windoxv, tlrus insuring a great r vveight carrying lianger. Tll rods 1Gare 1nountul upon their respective supports, and the slrade is -1nounted npon'the supports 6, at Wliich time Vhat I daim is:

1. A hanger :tor shadcs and the lil;e including la horizontal rod having vertical parts at its ends, horizontally disposed collars: on the ends of the vertical parts, U- sl1aped members having their legs diSposcd horizontally and-extemling through the respective collars, cleats fornred l0r vertical securement to tlxe sides of a vvindmv trame, slides on the vertical parts engaged with the cleats, amllnackcts on tlic legs oltl1e U- members.

9. In a lranger for sl1ades and the like, vcrti 'al menrbers having spaccd "ripper and lovver horizontal collars, cleats formed l'or vrti alsecru:emcnt totlxe ides ot a n'iudmV lrarne, Slitles on the members eugaged wih tl1e cleats, U-shaped nren1bcrs l1aviu tl1eir legs disposed horizontally and extending through the respective collars, and brackets on tl1e legs ol tl1e U-n1elnlrS.

3. A l1anger l'or .hadcs and the likc ineluding end deviccs composed of vertical parts, lu rizontall v dmposed upper and lmvcr collars on the vertical parts, U-sl1aped me1nbers having tl1eir legs disposcd horizontally and extending tlnougli tle respective collars, rleats lornied :tor vertical securcmeut tu (la: sidcs o' a windew trame, slidcs ou tl1e vertical parts cngaged uitl1 tl1e clcats, a horizontal support for the end devi rc:z, 'n1eans to connect. tlre cnd dcvices to Un: support, and lrracl;ets on the U-n1eurhers.

fin testimony vvhereof I aiiix 1uy signature.

LULA H. ROBINSON. 

